title: Supporting the integration of technology into contemporary nursing education.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the challenges and strategies faced by educational administrators in planning, delivering, and evaluating technology services to today's nursing students and faculty. Academic technology uses, examples, and support suggestions are provided so that educational administrators can effectively choose appropriate technologies geared to meet their educational objectives. The challenge comes with deciding the intended educational outcomes, and designing the appropriate educational milieu. Administrators are reminded to look to central administration to coordinate and participate in technology planning.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing, 461 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37240-2549, USA. betsy.weiner@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002017:Budgets; D003200:Computer User Training; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D003479:Curriculum; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D014146:Training Support / Q000458:organization & administration